Machine for cutting up fruits and vegetables of all kinds, especially potatoes



May 29, 1923. 1,457,137

H. BARBEY MACHINE FOR CUTTING UP FRUITS AND VEGETABLES OF ALL KINDS,

v ESPECIALLY POTATOES Y Filed Sept. 25. 1922 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1,457,137 H. BARBEY RUITS AND VEGETABLES OF ALL KINDS ESPECIALLY POTATOES May 29, 1923.

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MACHINE FOR CUTTING UP F Patented May 29, 1923.

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H I BARBEY, or scHILrIeHEIr/r,ALsAoE, FRANCE.

MACHiNE FOR CUTTING UP FRUITS Application fi1edwSeptemben25, 1922. SerialNo. 590,366.

To all Minor/tit may concern:

Be it knownthat I, HENRI BARBEY, a citi zen of France, residing at Schiltigheim, Alsace, have invented'a new and useful-Improvement in a Machine for Cutting up Fruits and Vegetables of all Kinds, Especially, Potatoes.

The invention? relatesto a machine the pieces, and ;the knives are easily inter changed for the purpose of procuring pieces of different width or different cutting. 7

If long'slices or chips, extending throughout the length of the vegetables, are to be produced, then the .punch must be allowed to pass through the whole extent of its passage, so that the entire vegetableis cut into long strips. But if smaller slices, or cubes or similar shapes are to be produced, then a cross-cutting knife is moved back and forth simultaneously 012 313 certain. intervals during the operation, whichcuts the individual chips or slices at certain adjustable heights, and works in backward and forwardv motion. This cross-cut knife isfbest worked byhand. In the form of application as illustrated-by the drawing, the cross.-

jus ting device controlsthe stepr'wise movement of .the same, so thatfthe cross-pieces always receive the same desired size.

Inthe drawing r 1 Fig. 1-; represents a view .of' the machine with support-and receptacle f for; the chips,

Fig. 2 represents a view of the-machine with cog segment cut out.

F'g. 3' represents a'cut through a part of the machine, with a view of the punching stamp in a certain position, the vegetable being partly moved; I Fig. 4: is a view of the locking device;

Fig. .5showsa plan view of the cross-cuttin knifey -q-j' p l igs 6 to, 10 inclusive; show modified forms vof cutters which may be employed.

- and provided with cogs" This net-work of knives rests interchange-Y A punch located ina neck-piece '.a

Ann VEGETABLES 0F-,ALL KINDS, ESPECIALLY ro'rn'rons. r

v The punch Z holds a pressing surfaced provided with.

; notches e, which pressesthe vegetable alongili a gu de f through the net-work of knives 9..

ably upon aledge h of the supporttz', which f.

supports thewhole device, andwhich can befattached with the help-of a tightening screw thev cutting device is .a-box 6 with drawer 7 to-v receive the? chips,

The ledge h holds ic to the top of az table Z... Directly under '65 a fcross-cuttiiig m (FlgS'.1: L IlCl 5) which ishorizontally mow;

able. This cross-cutting knife on sits, easily interchangeable, upon a guiding framen,

and the cross-bow of this guiding framel-nis provlded with aihandle 0.. Thecrosscuttlngknlfe m as shown in-Fig.,.5 has cut-w tingedges on both sides,*so that, both; dur-.- mg the forward and the return movements of the, frame 17., the. part of the vegetable",

pressed forwardby the pressure surface e i is horlzontally cut, Furthermore, supports I ing brackets m are insertedinto the-frame below the cross-cutting knife As the so-F supporting brackets mgare broader than the vj 25 mm.-below the same,they slightly push whereby the splitting is somewhat 'facilitated; v The frame nf.-.allows;; the1 pieces cross-cutting knife m, and are located; about e pressed through the net-work of knives to freely pass through when longitudinal chips.

are to; be produced. If, howeviemthepieces are to-be cut apart at certain places,"their :thus cutting the piecesoif at a: certain length cogsegment 20 serves to move. the punchmentv p is turned by. means; of, a crank b, and grips-the: cog rack 0. -The' cog seg-cv Q) gripsfinto ai ratchet wheel w w-hichfisa housed-in a; recess 10 formed in theupper;

armaof the supporting bracketz' adjacent ig theneck piece a' uponthe axle l1;=*of: w.l1ich,.

. a crank 00 with rodyrests, which is. guided in a cylindersby means of a piston 2:(Figure 4'). This-piston 2' is under. the influence of a springB and is located at the end of the.

rod 3 which holds an; adj ust'ablespring collar 5 on asorew Thead'justable spring collar limits the depth 5 of the entry. of, the. piston i I the knife is to lee-pulled out by the handle 0," cutting knife is worked by hand, and an actlarged upon according to requirements. If

2 into the cy-linclena;- The screw ima be provided with a flat surface upon w ich division lines are marked, so that the desired size of the cubes can-besobtainedby adjustment of the ring 5 according to the scale. Theicylinder. a can. be swung around on a pin 8 0n the machine support i. The wall f, against which the vegetable is laid, is angularly formed, the angle being curved, so that they general form, of the natural vegetableior fruit can practically fit into the same. As soon as the punch d, c pressesupon the vegetable, the latter can be released from the-hand, and by turning the crank q the vegetable is pressed through the net-work of knives 9 (Figs; 1 to 5). This net-work 'of knives should be preferably made in a casting which is not affected by the fruit juice; The usual shapes are shown in Figs. 6 to 10. These shapes can be enit is' desired to produce cuttings running throughout the extent of the vegetable or fruit,i. 'e., longitudinal nieces, then the cog Q} gripping into the ratchet wheel 417 must be lifted off bypressure on the handle t of the rod a. This rodu is held continually incontact with the ratchet wheel to by a spring, the stop 5 being moved with the rod 3 by said ratchet wheel. According to the position of the locking ring 5, the movement of the punch will be correspondingly limited or extended, so that the length of the chips can be adjusted according to the requirement.

-If the-ratchet wheel 10 is allowed to run simultaneously, then the cutting knife m maybe moved backwards or forwards with every turn of the crank, so that there will always be a horizontal cut and a splitting of the longitudinal chips in cross-section.

If it is desiredto produce chips extendinglengthwise throughouu then the ratchet cog '1: must be continually lifted out of the wheel 00 by pressure upon the lever 25. To obtain suindivided chips, the ring 5 must first be adjusted accordingto the scale to the desired cube size, and then the crank g is turned without pressure upon the lever t. The punch I; can only be moved as far as admitted by the distance of the ring 5 from the lid of the cylinder 2. Now the cross-cutting knife m-is moved and the slice out off. If the leverit is pressed,.then the ratchet wheel w, the crank 50 and the rod 3 spring back by-pressure of the spring 3 on the piston :21, and the crank Q can again be turned around the same way. So the process continues untilthe fruit -or vegetable is split up by! longitudinal and cross-cuts.

Having thus more fully described and ascertained the nature of my invention and the-manner in whichit is to be applied, I declare that what I claim is:

1. In a cutting machine of the classdescribed, the combination with asupporting meme? positioned beneath said punch, longitudi-:

nallyinovable knives below said cutters, means for regulating the downward movement of said punch associated with said rack, thereby regulating the amount of vegetable cut off by said movable cutters,

and means connected to said rack for actuating said punch.

2. In a cutting machine of the class described, the combination with a bracket having a horizontallydisposed supporting arm,

a vertical opening in said arm, a reciprocat ing plunger extending through said opening,

vertically disposed teeth in said plunger, a-

segmental rack journalled in said arm and operatively engaging said teeth, a handle connected to said rack for actuating said plunger, and means connected to said rack for controlling the downward movement of said plunger.

3 In a cutting machine of the class described, the combination with a bracket havmg a horlzontally disposed supporting arm,-

a vertical opening in said arm, a reciprocating plunger extending through said openinga a segmental rack journalled in said arm and operati vol y connected to said plunger, means connected to said rack for controlling the amount of downward movement of said plunger, and means associated with said last lOf mentioned means for returning the rack to its normal position.

4:. In a cut-ting machine of the-class described, the combination with a bnackethaving a horizontally disposed supporting arm,

a vertical opening in said arm, a reciprocata crank connected to said rack, a spring cone ing plunger extending throughsaid opening,

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trolled piston having a. piston rod operatively associated with said plunger,1and.

means adjustable on said rod for varying and controlling the amount of downward movement of the plunger. Y

5. In a cutting machine of'the class de scribed, the combination with a bracket hav ing-a horizontally disposed supporting arm,

a vertical opening in said arm, areciprocat ing plunger extendmgthroughsaid open-- mg, a segmental rack ournalled in said arm and operatively connected tosaidplunger, a crank connected to said-rack,-a spring con -u trolled piston having a -p1ston-rod-opera tively associated with said plunger, means adjustable on said rod for varying and controlling the downward movement of the I plunger, and means on said crank for returningvthe rack to its :normal position.

6. In a cutting machine of the class de- 7 scribed, the combination with a bracket hav ing a horizontally disposed supporting arm, a vertical opening in said arm, a reciprocating plunger extending through said opening, a housing formed in the end of said arm having a transversely mounted shaft extending therefrom, a segmental rack journalled in said shaft and operatively associated with said plunger, a crank connected,

to said rack, 'a ratchet wheel on said shaft associated with said rack, means connected with said rack for limiting the downward movement of said plunger, a spring actuated dog secured tosaid Crank and normally engaging said ratchet wheel, a piston rod associated with said rack, and means on said rod for limiting the downward movement of said plunger.

8. In a cutting machine of the class de-- scribed, the combination with a bracket having a horizontally disposed supporting arm, a vertical opening in said arm, a reciprocating plunger extending through said opening,

a housing formed in the end of said arm having a transversely mounted shaft extend-c ing therefrom,-a vsegmental rack journalled in said shaft and operativelyassociated with said plunger, a. crank connected to said rack, a ratchet wheel on said shaft associated withsaid rack, means. connected with said rack for limiting the downward movement of said plunger, a spring actuated dog secured to said crank) and normally engagingsaid ratchet .wheel, a piston rod associated with said rack,means on said rod for limitingthe downward movement of said plunger, and a spring actuated piston connected-to said rodfor automatically returning the rack to its A.

normal position upon release of the said dog with the ratchet wheel.

9. In a cuttingmachine of the class described, the combination with a: supportingbracket having an opening in the upper end thereof, a reciprocating punch having a serrated pressing surface extending through said opening, stationary cutters beneath said punch, a movable knife below said cutters, a segmental rack connected to said punch, av crank for'actuating said rack, means associated with said rack for controlling the amount of downward movement of saidpunch, thereby regulating the amount of vegetable cut offby said movable knife, and,

means secured to said crank for returning a the rack to its normal position.

In testimony whereof I have "signed, name in the presence of two witnesses. HENRI BARBEY. Witnesses:

CHARLES STRUB, GEORGES Hmson. v 

